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Posted by Clear Admit on February 3, 2012, at 2:00 pm
Posted in:  MBA News , School: IESE , School: IMD Two-thirds of European business schools saw application volume drop last year after rising steadily for years, according to the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), which administers the GMAT entrance exam used by most schools.
An article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal highlighted GMAC application trend data, noting that some European schools saw the number of applicants fall by more than 10 percent even before the latest round of economic challenges hit the region. Even schools in more economically stable countries like Switzerland and the United Kingdom have been affected, in part because their tuitions have been rendered increasingly steep by falling currencies in neighboring countries. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 3, 2012, at 3:00 am
Posted in: Fridays from the Frontline Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontline, Clear Admit’s weekly sampling of the latest news from the b-school blogosphere. This week saw some application updates on the applicant side and a good deal of travel and MBA community activities for students.
The Applicationist was accepted to Columbia and then gave a full review of his Columbia interview. ArmyJMO was waitlisted at Duke but speculated that this might actually be a good thing.
Johnson ’13 Ellipser posted a jubilant review of his West Coast trek, replete with a photo reel that includes the Intel courtyard and Cupertino road sign. Meanwhile, Tepper ’13 Julianne provided a rundown of her own West Coast trek experience and expressed delight over the insider tours and alumni presence. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 2, 2012, at 4:00 pm
Posted in: Twitter , Twitter Thursdays It’s time again for another edition of Twitter Thursdays, in which we track some of the latest “tweets” from the top MBA programs on Twitter. If you want your Twitter feed filled with Clear Admit’s updates, special prizes, admissions tips and breaking news, be sure to follow us on Twitter. You can also check out the list of MBA programs we’ve compiled to ease your daily access to breaking news from the top MBA programs, as reported by admissions committee members themselves.
For the first time, Stanford GSB topped the Financial Times’ Global MBA ranking and Dean Garth Saloner spread the good news. The Dean of Darden School of Business, Bob Bruner, went on a retreat with the Darden faculty to discuss key elements of their strategy and programs. Jim Dean, the Dean of UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, highlighted some professors’ research on topics such as the interaction between power and status in leadership. Across the pond, MBA Admissions Coordinator at Judge Business School, James Barker, announced some admissions event dates coming up in California. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 2, 2012, at 2:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: UCLA / Anderson It’s been a bumpier application season than usual at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, with a dozen MBA hopefuls rejected after the school discovered plagiarism in their admissions essays, according to a recent report by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
The Los Angeles Times first broke the story on Sunday, reporting that a service called Turnitin for Admissions had discovered similarities between Anderson applicants’ essay responses and text in its huge database of web content, books, journals and previously submitted student work. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 2, 2012, at 3:00 am
Posted in: Campus Chronicles , School: Penn / Wharton Welcome to this Wednesday’s Campus Chronicles, where today we scan the latest copy of The Wharton Journal for all the news about MBA students at the Wharton School.
A group of Wharton students has established the First Wharton Latin America Private Equity Competition, to be held this Saturday. With the Private Equity Conference taking place tomorrow, the students wanted “to put a Latin spin on an existing activity,” bringing together Wharton MBA hopefuls and PE funds in Latin America. The judges will be private equity professionals from key U.S. cities and Wharton’s network in Latin America. Teams from Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, Columba, Stanford, London Business School and Harvard Business School will be competing with Wharton students in a two-stage competition: The winner will receive $2,000 and the second place finalist $1,000. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 1, 2012, at 8:00 pm
Posted in: GMAT - Verbal , GMAT Tips Today’s GMAT tip comes from test prep firm ManhattanGMAT. In this article, they provide helpful tips for answering Sentence Correction questions involving modifiers. Read on to see what they have to say!
We’ve been examining the issues of modifiers and meaning quite a bit lately because these topics are both so important on the GMAT. I’ve got another one for you today. This problem is from GMATPrep. Set your timer for 1 minute 15 seconds and go for it!
* “Recently documented examples of neurogenesis, the production of new brain cells, include the brain growing in mice when placed in a stimulating environment or neurons increasing in canaries that learn new songs.
“(A) the brain growing in mice when placed in a stimulating environment or neurons increasing in canaries that
“(B) mice whose brains grow when they are placed in a stimulating environment or canaries whose neurons increase when they
“(C) mice’s brains that grow when they are placed in a stimulating environment or canaries’ neurons that increase when they
“(D) the brain growth in mice when placed in a stimulating environment or the increase in canaries’ neurons when they
“(E) brain growth in mice that are placed in a stimulating environment or an increase in neurons in canaries that” » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 1, 2012, at 3:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Penn / Wharton The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced today that its Future of Advertising (FoA) Program will host its second annual “Tweet Meet” on Super Bowl Sunday, inviting advertising executives, Wharton marketing professors, journalists and students to comment on Super Bowl ads live via Twitter.
New this year, the Tweet Meet will feature panelists rating ads live in four key categories – creative excellence, business impact, societal impact and word of mouth, which is to say how likely the public is to love a given ad and talk about it online and offline. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 1, 2012, at 1:37 pm
Posted in: Interview Guides , Interview: NYU Stern , School: NYU Stern , Wiki Wednesdays Welcome back to Wiki Wednesdays, where we feature MBA interview reports that have recently been added to the Clear Admit Wiki! Over the last week, we’ve added several new interview reports to our site, including interviews from Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, and Michigan / Ross. Today we’re highlighting a recent report from an applicant to NYU / Stern:
“You are greeted with a t-shirt and a packet of information related to your interests. For myself it was Entertainment and Stern Women in Business. My interviewer came out a few minutes late to greet me, a member of the AdCom, and we made small talk on our way to the office about my trip to NYC.
The interviewer started out by asking me about one of my interests listed on my resume. From there the interview became more like a job interview with very directed questions:
- Tell me about your job progression
- What are your strengths/weaknesses
- Why MBA now?
- Short-term/Long-term goals » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on February 1, 2012, at 3:00 am
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Posted by Clear Admit on January 31, 2012, at 2:00 pm
Posted in: MBA News , School: Stanford Did the fact that the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) snagged the top spot in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings yesterday pique your interest in the school? As always, those of us here at Clear Admit encourage prospective applicants to use rankings as just one of many criteria when evaluating MBA programs. But if the FT rankings did get you thinking about Stanford, a new feature on the Stanford MBA Admissions Blog can help you learn more about what it’s like to go to business school there.
This week, Stanford launched a new photo diary series on its MBA admissions blog. Fifteen second-year students documented several days of their lives on campus during the fall 2011 quarter. Through photos and short journal entries, the students paint a picture of how a typical week shapes up – sharing everything from what they discussed in particular classes to which recruiting events they found most useful. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on January 31, 2012, at 3:00 am
Posted in: School Guides , School: Michigan / Ross , Trivia Tuesday Welcome to another edition of Trivia Tuesday, our weekly look at the distinguishing resources and opportunities offered by the leading business schools. Today we turn our attention to the Clear Admit School Guide to the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business to learn about their M-Trek program.
“Prior to the start of Ross’s formal pre-term and orientation programs, incoming students are invited to participate in M-Trek, an outdoor leadership program designed to foster leadership and teamwork skills while introducing students to their classmates. M-Trek was started in 1999 by a group of first-year students who wanted to strengthen the bonds among incoming classmates through experiential learning. The program has grown significantly since its inaugural year. Currently around 40 to 50 percent of incoming students participate in a Trek, with approximately 15 percent of second-year students choosing to lead a Trek. In August 2011, members of the Class of 2013 got to choose from among 35 M-Trek trips. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on January 31, 2012, at 2:30 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: NYU Stern Check out the latest addition to the Clear Admit Wiki, a free online resource for MBA applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process! This Round 1 candidate for NYU / Stern shared the following interview experience with an adcom member:
“You are greeted with a t-shirt and a packet of information related to your interests. For myself it was Entertainment and Stern Women in Business. My interviewer came out a few minutes late to greet me, a member of the AdCom, and we made small talk on our way to the office about my trip to NYC.
The interviewer started out by asking me about one of my interests listed on my resume. From there the interview became more like a job interview with very directed questions:
- Tell me about your job progression
- what are your strengths/weaknesses
- Why MBA now?
- Short-term/Long-term goals » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on January 31, 2012, at 2:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Dartmouth / Tuck Welcome to another interview report posted recently to the Clear Admit Wiki, a free resource for MBA admissions applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process. This applicant to Dartmouth / Tuck interviewed on-campus with a second-year student:
“I was interviewed for 40 minutes as opposed to 30 minutes. My interviewer right away said that it was a 45 minute interview. Although one of the persons I was waiting with had a 1 hour interview and the other had only a half hour interview. I guess the duration was not strictly 30 minutes.
2. The questions were standard but asked in a different style. He asked all those questions using the resume.
Questions asked:
- Walk me through your resume. Don’t worry about the time.
- Tell me about your undergrad experiences. What were your leadership roles and what were the challenges.
- Why did you choose this College.
- Why did you choose to pursue a Masters?
- Was your choice of work in line with what you studied? Explain. » Continue reading
Posted by Clear Admit on January 31, 2012, at 1:00 am
Posted in: Interview Tips , Interview: Columbia Take a peek at the latest addition to the Clear Admit Wiki, a free online resource for MBA applicants to share their experiences with the admissions process! This candidate for Columbia Business School shared the following account with an alumnus interviewer:
“Applied to Columbia back in mid-October 2011 and received an invite to interview on December 23. Emailed all of my interview ambassadors (nine in total) and had to wait about a week and a half before the first one responded, most likely due to the holidays. Set up the interview on the following Friday January 13th with a recent alumnus who just graduated in May. Sent him my resume beforehand.
The interview was very informal – took place at a Starbucks. It lasted for about a hour and he asked me some obligatory questions to be filled out on the Columbia form. It went like this:
- Walk me through your resume.
- Why MBA? Why now? Why Columbia?
- How would you describe your leadership style? » Continue reading
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